GDT: Around the league talk | Non-Leaf games

[Phion Keneuf]

What happened?

 

[JMcLeaf]

What happened?

Yakupov whacked the puck out of the air to win it in OT, Morris went to ref saying it was high stick, Whitney was going by and said "lol u mad bro?" Morris was indeed mad and tried to give Whitney a knuckle sandwich.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Yakupov whacked the puck out of the air to win it in OT, Morris went to ref saying it was high stick, Whitney was going by and said "lol u mad bro?" Morris was indeed mad and tried to give Whitney a knuckle sandwich.

Yea I just saw now. Yaks awesome

 

[Terrence]

 

[Giuseppe Sallo]

Yakkie is BOSS! Love the Oilers' uniforms.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

I hope you watched the game. I also hope that if you did, you watched it, instead of listening to homer Coyotes announcer.

It was nothing about Yakupov's celebration. Nothing about Yakupov actually. It was about Whitney and Morris. Yakupov just happened to be besides both of them when it happened.

So, not sure how this 'gonna become a target' thing comes in here.

Oh I did. I sitll think he was gonna become a target lol.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

I love the oilers players on twitter.

Always talking to each other after games. Great to follow and read.

Wish the leafs did the same

 

[Leaf Rocket]

I love the oilers players on twitter.

Always talking to each other after games. Great to follow and read.

Wish the leafs did the same

we have some that'll slowly come around, brotherfinn, biggs, sparksbiglaugh and so on.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

we have some that'll slowly come around, brotherfinn, biggs, sparksbiglaugh and so on.

Haha I hope so! Would be great to see

 

[Canucks LB]

Luongo to cox post game "Hey cox, are you here scouting for the leafs?" *Laughs*

Funny ****

 

[Penalty Kill Icing*]

Our players do go on twitter after games (only after we win I think). But they keep it limited. I too like it this way.

 

[legendinblue]

Oh I did. I sitll think he was gonna become a target lol.

Same. Someone's gonna jump him one of these days.

 

[ULF_55]

Same. Someone's gonna jump him one of these days.

That player will get slapped with a nice suspension then.

NHL is about marketing to the fans not to the players.

Players are just the cows.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

That player will get slapped with a nice suspension then.

NHL is about marketing to the fans not to the players.

Players are just the cows.

Come on Ulfie, we know players will take their sweet chance when he has the puck. Unless we are talking about Matt Cooke.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Nick Kypreos ‏@RealKyper
#Senators expected 2 announce Jason Spezza will undergo surgical procedure on his back. Club doesn't considered this major surgery I'm told.

 

[Erndog]

I don't get how the Sens are doing what they are doing.

Their roster is absolutely LITTERED with AHL caliber players. Daugevins? O'Brien? Condra? Greening? Boroviecki? Benoit? Regin? Even Zack Smith isn't anything to write home about. Zibinajed/Silfverberg, while promising, are very young still and nothing I'd want to rely on yet. EVERY single team has guys of equal skill/caliber all through their organization. Put these guys on the trading block and they are getting you what? 3rd/4th round picks?

Alffy is 40 for crying out loud. Phillips is a borderline top 4 dman now. Gonchar is like 38.

I look at their roster and just can't comprehend how, for the life of me, they are a "good" team. It has to be their strength down the middle. Spezza/Turris, Karlsson and Anderson have been great. Other than say 5-6 players, the rest of their roster leaves a LOT to be desired.

 

[Pi]

I don't get how the Sens are doing what they are doing.

Their roster is absolutely LITTERED with AHL caliber players. Daugevins? O'Brien? Condra? Greening? Boroviecki? Benoit? Regin? Even Zack Smith isn't anything to write home about. Zibinajed/Silfverberg, while promising, are very young still and nothing I'd want to rely on yet. EVERY single team has guys of equal skill/caliber all through their organization. Put these guys on the trading block and they are getting you what? 3rd/4th round picks?

Alffy is 40 for crying out loud. Phillips is a borderline top 4 dman now. Gonchar is like 38.

I look at their roster and just can't comprehend how, for the life of me, they are a "good" team. It has to be their strength down the middle. Spezza/Turris, Karlsson and Anderson have been great. Other than say 5-6 players, the rest of their roster leaves a LOT to be desired.

When you have a good foundation, you can get by with AHL'ers everywhere else on the line up.

Spezza #1C
Alfie is still decent
Karlsson 22 year old Norris winner
Anderson has been FANTASTIC. He hasn't given a 2nd, 3rd or OT period goal yet. He's been that good.
and
Michalek/Turris who are off to a good start.

 

[Erndog]

When you have a good foundation, you can get by with AHL'ers everywhere else on the line up.

Spezza #1C
Alfie is still decent
Karlsson 22 year old Norris winner
Anderson has been FANTASTIC. He hasn't given a 2nd, 3rd or OT period goal yet. He's been that good.
and
Michalek/Turris who are off to a good start.

That's basically how I summed it up at the end.

It really goes to show you what a #1 C, #1D man and very good goaltending can do for you.

 

[Pi]

That's basically how I summed it up at the end.

It really goes to show you what a #1 C, #1D man and very good goaltending can do for you.

Yep. The Senators have about 6-7 players that are playing really good right now and if they can continue on a bit more, they're essentially a lock for the playoffs even if they stumble later on.

Also let's not forget coaching. Paul MacLean was a great hire, at least 10 times better than Clouston.

 

[charliolemieux]

Nick Kypreos ‏@RealKyper
#Senators expected 2 announce Jason Spezza will undergo surgical procedure on his back. Club doesn't considered this major surgery I'm told.

Ouch.

Always liked Spezza. Don't know why. But I did make my wife return the vintage Spezza jersey she got me for Christmas, and get the Ovechkin one.

Can't be having any Sens jerseys around here.

 

[charliolemieux]

That's basically how I summed it up at the end.

It really goes to show you what a #1 C, #1D man and very good goaltending can do for you.

Anderson has been out of his mind this year.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

Looks like Spezza will be out for atleast 2 months.

 

[I Believe]

Looks like Spezza will be out for atleast 2 months.

That's gotta be a big buzzkill for them, huge loss. Their team is playing so well.

Calling it right now, the Northeast is going to get decimated by injuries this year...except for Boston because they have all the luck

 

[ULF_55]

I don't get how the Sens are doing what they are doing.

Their roster is absolutely LITTERED with AHL caliber players. Daugevins? O'Brien? Condra? Greening? Boroviecki? Benoit? Regin? Even Zack Smith isn't anything to write home about. Zibinajed/Silfverberg, while promising, are very young still and nothing I'd want to rely on yet. EVERY single team has guys of equal skill/caliber all through their organization. Put these guys on the trading block and they are getting you what? 3rd/4th round picks?

Alffy is 40 for crying out loud. Phillips is a borderline top 4 dman now. Gonchar is like 38.

I look at their roster and just can't comprehend how, for the life of me, they are a "good" team. It has to be their strength down the middle. Spezza/Turris, Karlsson and Anderson have been great. Other than say 5-6 players, the rest of their roster leaves a LOT to be desired.

A good goalie and franchise defender covers over a lot of issues.

 

[Canucks LB]

Bring on the goalie controversy. Luongo starting third in a row, and against Chicago no less.

Luongo has been amazing so far this year, and cory has been "solid", I guess you ride the hot hand, but wow.